UNDERSTANDING ESL/EFL LEARNERS (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able: Explain some theories in educational psychology and human development; Discuss the individual variations that a teacher should face in the classroom; Design a teaching plan that accommodates the theories learned in the course.

Topics:

1. Educational Psychology;
2. Social Contexts and Socioemotional Development;
3. Individual variations;
4. Cognitive and Language Development;
5. Cognitive Development in Early Childhood;
6. Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood;
7. Review;
8. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood;
9. Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood;
10. Cognitive Development in Adolescence;
11. Psychosocial Development in Adolescence;
12. Observational Report;
13. Review for Final Test.